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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Minasian (ranked 2614 p4p, 19217 weight class) and Tomohiro Tanahashi (ranked 354 p4p, 592 weight class). Tigran Minasian has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tigran Minasian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomohiro Tanahashi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minasian tries to clinch but Tanahashi moves away
enabling Tanahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Minasian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tanahashi counters with a three punch combo that has Minasian backing up. Minasian nods at Tanahashi to acknowledge the strikes.
Minasian misses with a takedown attempt
and Tanahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Minasian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tigran Minasian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minasian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tanahashi circles away.
Minasian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tanahashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minasian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tanahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tanahashi misses with an uppercut. Minasian saw that one coming.
Minasian fails with a takedown attempt.
Tanahashi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Minasian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tanahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minasian drives through with a takedown into Tanahashi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tanahashi has his feet on Minasian's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tanahashi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian fails with the takedown
and Tanahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minasian shoots in for a takedown but Tanahashi shows good takedown defense.
Tanahashi throws the left hand but Minasian avoids the punch easily.
Minasian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been informed that Tanahashi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Minasian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minasian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tigran Minasian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minasian shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tanahashi defends it nicely.
Minasian misses with a takedown attempt
and Tanahashi counters with a left and a right that stings Minasian.
Minasian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tanahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minasian steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tanahashi. That one must have hurt.
Minasian is breathing heavily.
Minasian shoots and misses
and Tanahashi counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minasian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Minasian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tanahashi counters with a right hand to the body.
Tomohiro Tanahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minasian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Minasian shoots in and drives through. Tanahashi sprawls well.
Tanahashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minasian misses with a takedown attempt
and Tanahashi counters with a three punch combo that has Minasian backing up. Minasian nods at Tanahashi to acknowledge the strikes.
Tanahashi scores with the left hand. Minasian knows he should have avoided that one.
Tanahashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Minasian is just out of range.
Tanahashi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 Minasian is rocked!
Minasian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oh Minasian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanahashi works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian tries for a takedown but Tanahashi circles away easily
and Tanahashi counters with a left to the body.
Minasian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tanahashi counters with a straight right hand.
Tanahashi steps in with a hook that catches Minasian right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Tanahashi follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Minasian looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomohiro Tanahashi!
After winning the bout, Tomohiro Tanahashi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Barnes (ranked 2947 p4p, 3645 weight class) and Glen Hoddle (ranked 365 p4p, 438 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Hoddle!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoddle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoddle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes tries to move into range but Hoddle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoddle.
Hoddle takes one to the chin there.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoddle.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoddle throws out the jab.
Barnes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barnes with a nice cross.
Hoddle throws a right hand that misses
and Hoddle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Hoddle moved out of range.
Hoddle misses with a wild body shot.
Hoddle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoddle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoddle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoddle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hoddle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Hoddle throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoddle throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Hoddle connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
Hoddle cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hoddle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoddle lands with a good body shot.
Hoddle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoddle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoddle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoddle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnes with a body shot.
Hoddle checks a leg kick.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from Hoddle.
Hoddle avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Hoddle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoddle misses with a double jab.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Hoddle is out of range.
Hoddle lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Jab by Hoddle.
Hoddle thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes throws a low kick but Hoddle avoids it.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoddle.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hoddle's head.
Hoddle avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick lands for Hoddle.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Hoddle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hoddle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Hoddle moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoddle! But no joy.
Hoddle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoddle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Glen Hoddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hoddle scores with a three punch combo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoddle circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoddle scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
Hoddle misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hoddle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoddle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Hoddle.
Adam Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoddle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoddle misses the shot to the body.
Hoddle scores with a jab. Barnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoddle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoddle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoddle misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Hoddle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Hoddle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoddle scores with a leg kick.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hoddle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoddle misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoddle misses with some punches.
Hoddle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoddle.
Barnes lands a left hand.
Hoddle can't get the takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoddle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoddle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoddle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoddle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barnes is defending well.
Hoddle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Hoddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoddle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barnes up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes is trying to push Hoddle away but Hoddle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hoddle has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barnes after a bit of a struggle.
Adam Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Hoddle.
Hoddle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnes trying to stall but Hoddle improves his position.
Hoddle swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoddle wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoddle.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Hoddle has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Barnes is trying to keep an underhook but Hoddle manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hoddle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnes's head.
Barnes is pressing down on Hoddle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hoddle landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Hoddle from controlling successfully.
Hoddle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Hoddle controlling him for the moment.
Hoddle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hoddle wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Glen Hoddle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Jab by Hoddle.
Hoddle lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoddle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Hoddle. Those never looked like landing.
Hoddle thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hoddle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnes has time to react.
Hoddle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnes on the side of the head.
Hoddle lands a lovely overhand right.
Barnes tests Hoddle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoddle lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes moves out of range as Hoddle strikes.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoddle. That snapped Barnes's head back.
Barnes is rocked!
Hoddle dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoddle is able to avoid easily.
Hoddle with a jab.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoddle lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes moves out of range as Hoddle strikes.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Hoddle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Hoddle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Hoddle slips the punch.
 It looks like Adam Barnes has been cut.
Hoddle cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoddle.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoddle cracks Barnes with a big right hand and Barnes goes down!
Hoddle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoddle arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Barnes's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Glen Hoddle!
After the fight, Glen Hoddle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Balkan (ranked 2062 p4p, 3449 weight class) and Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 72 p4p, 129 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahbit Lovanov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovanov slips under a jab from Balkan.
Lovanov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lovanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balkan was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovanov.
The fighters circling - Lovanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balkan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lovanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lovanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Balkan is just out of range.
Balkan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lovanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zahbit Lovanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Lovanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lovanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovanov manages to avoid it.
Lovanov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balkan rather than just go for the knockout.
Lovanov throws a hook but Balkan avoids it easily.
Lovanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balkan.
Lovanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Balkan misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Lovanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Balkan.
 It looks like Zahbit Lovanov has been cut.
Lovanov misses with a right hand
and Balkan counters with a nice uppercut.
Balkan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lovanov.
Balkan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lovanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balkan lands with a right hand.
Lovanov shoots for a double leg takedown but Balkan sprawls well. He's pushed Lovanov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lovanov misses with a hook to the body
and Balkan counters with a big left hand that crumples Lovanov! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksander Balkan!
A relieved looking Aleksander Balkan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamcha Wolf-Fang (ranked 5609 p4p, 6008 weight class) and Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 548 p4p, 569 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wolf-Fang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rise Against - Give It All. Yamcha Wolf-Fang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buakaw Banchamek's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamcha Wolf-Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buakaw Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf-Fang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Banchamek has time to react.
Wolf-Fang throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolf-Fang scores with a nice strike.
Wolf-Fang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wolf-Fang has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy in the buildup to the fight.
Banchamek lands with a kick to the temple. Wolf-Fang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wolf-Fang misses with a looping left.
A big right from Wolf-Fang misses.
Banchamek with a hook.
Wolf-Fang misses with a wild body shot.
Banchamek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Banchamek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wolf-Fang connects with a crisp jab.
 Banchamek is rocked!
Banchamek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wolf-Fang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Banchamek is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolf-Fang finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf-Fang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Banchamek seems to have recovered his senses.
Wolf-Fang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Banchamek connects with a leg kick.
Banchamek misses with a body kick.
Banchamek is aggressively charging in as Wolf-Fang backs up avoiding any damage. Wolf-Fang tosses out a jab and Banchamek runs right into it face first! Banchamek is out cold! Wolf-Fang dropped down on all fours and is barking in Banchamek's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yamcha Wolf-Fang!
A very excited looking Yamcha Wolf-Fang made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dean (ranked 1402 p4p, 4407 weight class) and William Smyth (ranked 206 p4p, 504 weight class). The key to victory for Brian Dean has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, William Smyth!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean throws a hook but Smyth avoids it easily.
Dean cracks Smyth with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Smyth looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dean finish him?
Smyth is rocked!
Dean steps in with a hook that catches Smyth right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Dean follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Smyth looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Dean!
A victorious Brian Dean thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grey Ape (ranked 1414 p4p, 3088 weight class) and Billy Cubbedge (ranked 211 p4p, 411 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grey Ape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ape scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
Ape with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cubbedge swings for the body but Ape moves out of range.
Ape misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Cubbedge finds it's target.
Cubbedge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ape defends it nicely.
Ape tried to counter with a leg kick but Cubbedge avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ape defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cubbedge .
Ape fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cubbedge manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ape looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Billy Cubbedge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cubbedge manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Cubbedge .
Ape has Cubbedge up against the cage in a clinch.
Ape makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cubbedge throws an elbow that misses.
Ape missing with knees to the body.
Cubbedge missing with knees to the body.
Ape working aggressively here.
Cubbedge landing knees to the head.
It looks like Grey Ape has been cut.
Ape avoiding damage as Cubbedge throws knees to the body.
Ape tries a body shot but Cubbedge blocks it.
Ape lands a left hand.
Ape slows down the pace here.
Cubbedge tries to land knees in the clinch but Ape avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ape taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ape scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ape lands a nice knee to the body.
Cubbedge turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cubbedge manages to end up in side control.
Ape is looking to reverse the position.
Cubbedge wants to control but Ape is keeping him busy.
Ape tries to buck Cubbedge off but Cubbedge is having none of it.
Cubbedge working away.
Cubbedge working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cubbedge working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge trying to control the position but Ape is working away.
Cubbedge working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ape wants to control but Cubbedge postures up.
Cubbedge prevents Ape from escaping the position.
Ape manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cubbedge is trying to maintain the position but Ape is very close to passing his half guard.
Ape passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge is squirming around, avoiding Ape's attempts to control the action.
Ape takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ape trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cubbedge bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Ape dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ape scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ape lands a really nice looking cross but Cubbedge seems unphased.
Cubbedge lands a nice looking body shot.
Cubbedge lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been told by Ape's head coaches at The Lab that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick by Ape misses
and Cubbedge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ape thinking.
Cubbedge keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge checks a leg kick.
Cubbedge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ape counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cubbedge blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Cubbedge releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cubbedge circles away quickly and effectively.
Cubbedge appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ape moves out of range as Cubbedge strikes.
Cubbedge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ape.
Ape connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cubbedge . Cubbedge circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ape misses the shot to the body.
Cubbedge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ape appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ape missing with a left hand there. Cubbedge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cubbedge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ape lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cubbedge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ape pinned against the cage. Ape gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grey Ape is winning the standup battle so far.
Ape walks into a left hand.
Ape looks to land a right hand but Cubbedge moved out of range.
Cubbedge throws a counter combo.
Cubbedge throws a hook to the side of Ape's head but Ape sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cubbedge swinging wildly here.
Ape misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge throws a jab when Ape was well out of range.
Ape seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cubbedge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ape.
Ape listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ape gets a clinch.
Cubbedge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ape is defending well for now.
Cubbedge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ape will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cubbedge up against the cage.
Cubbedge blocks an uppercut.
Ape throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cubbedge s head.
Ape lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cubbedge is rocked!
Ape stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grey Ape has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Cubbedge .
Cubbedge wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ape.
Cubbedge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cubbedge letting Ape take a breather here.
Grey Ape has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cubbedge has Ape pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ape manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ape stops a takedown attempt from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge is trying to drag Ape to the mat but Ape just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cubbedge wants a takedown but no success here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ape - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ape tries to land knees in the clinch but Cubbedge avoids the damage to the body.
Cubbedge trying to stall but Ape improves his position.
Ape content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Ape dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ape throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Ape.
Cubbedge is still on wobbly legs! Can Ape finish him?
Cubbedge throws out a loose jab but Ape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cubbedge seems to have recovered his senses.
Cubbedge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ape in his tracks.
Ape checks a low kick from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Ape wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ape fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cubbedge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ape manages to avoid it.
Ape throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cubbedge lands a nice hook to Ape's body. Ape takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ape.
Ape moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cubbedge misses the shot to the body.
Ape missing with a left hand there. Cubbedge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cubbedge throws a right and a left that Ape avoids nicely.
Ape connects with a body shot that sends Cubbedge 's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Cubbedge misses its intended target.
As Cubbedge looks to move away, Ape throws a big counter combo but Cubbedge just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge lands a really nice looking cross but Ape seems unphased.
Cubbedge thows a leg kick but Ape checks it
letting Ape counter with a right hand.
Ape scores with a sloppy right hand. Cubbedge should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Billy Cubbedge 's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cubbedge tries for a takedown but Ape manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ape.
Ape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ape lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cubbedge or not.
Cubbedge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ape misses with a knee to the head.
Ape is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ape lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape tries to stall but Cubbedge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cubbedge tries for a takedown but Ape manages to get underhooks.
Ape missing with knees to the body.
Cubbedge lands an elbow inside.
Ape is trying to maintain a safe position but Cubbedge gets an underhook and turns Ape into the cage.
Ape slowing the pace effectively.
Cubbedge is looking to take this one to the mat.
Grey Ape has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Cubbedge .
Ape tries to stall but Cubbedge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Ape.
Ape stops a takedown attempt from Cubbedge .
Ape lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ape tries to stall but Cubbedge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cubbedge 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ape scores with a shot to the side of Cubbedge 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ape.
A head punch on the inside from Ape fails to land.
Ape is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cubbedge can do to turn this around?
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ape looking to stall.
Ape misses with a short punch on the inside.
Billy Cubbedge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grey Ape is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cubbedge manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cubbedge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ape avoids it.
Cubbedge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grey Ape showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ape, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grey Ape!
A relieved looking Grey Ape thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Durden (ranked 1313 p4p, 1111 weight class) and Toby Vertongen (ranked 182 p4p, 149 weight class). Toby Vertongen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby Vertongen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vertongen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vertongen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Durden misses with a lunging right hand
and Vertongen counters with a straight right hand.
Vertongen takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Durden throwing a counter right hand but Vertongen manages to avoid it.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Vertongen as he checks the leg kick.
Durden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Vertongen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Vertongen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Durden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vertongen takes a step back to recover.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vertongen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Durden pinned against the cage. Durden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vertongen throws a head kick but Durden moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Durden as he connects with a hook.
Vertongen missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vertongen.
Vertongen misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden looks for the body kick but Vertongen saw that one coming.
Durden slips a jab from Vertongen.
Vertongen throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vertongen throws a series of punches but Durden avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vertongen catches Durden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vertongen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
Vertongen slips under a jab.
Abraham Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vertongen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Vertongen moves out of range of the strikes.
Vertongen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vertongen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Durden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durden throws a low kick but Vertongen avoids it.
Vertongen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vertongen moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Vertongen's front leg but catches the back leg as Vertongen tries to avoid it.
Vertongen shoots in for a takedown but Durden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vertongen tried to score with a low kick but Durden checks it.
Vertongen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Durden doesn't seem bothered though.
Durden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vertongen. Vertongen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vertongen looks for a takedown but Durden sprawls well.
Abraham Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toby Vertongen.
Durden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Durden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durden blocks a jab.
Vertongen is looking to score with low kicks.
A lazy left from Durden finds it's target.
Vertongen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Vertongen.
Vertongen feints and then cracks Durden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durden down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Durden.
Durden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vertongen wants to land a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Vertongen jabs Durden right on the nose. Durden blinks but takes it well.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Vertongen is out of range.
Durden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vertongen throws a head kick that misses.
Vertongen throws a head kick but Durden moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vertongen cracks Durden with a good jab.
Durden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vertongen. That did some damage!
Vertongen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vertongen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Durden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vertongen.
Durden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vertongens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Durden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vertongen.
Vertongen checks the leg kick.
Vertongen tries to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Vertongen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Durden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Durden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vertongen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Vertongen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vertongen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Durden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands a glancing blow to the side of Vertongen's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vertongen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vertongen throws a right hand that Durden ducks under and follows up with a left that Durden also avoids with ease.
Durden lands a nice looking body shot.
Vertongen looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Durden misses with a body shot
and Vertongen counters with a nice uppercut.
Vertongen slips a straight right by Durden.
Vertongen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vertongen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vertongen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Durden swings for the body but Vertongen moves out of range.
Durden lands a jab to the head.
Vertongen connects with a leg kick.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Vertongen.
Vertongen throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vertongen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vertongen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vertongen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abraham Durden will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vertongen looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Durden.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Vertongen is just out of range.
Vertongen throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
Vertongen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden blocks a head kick by Vertongen.
Durden works Vertongen's body with a nice hook.
Vertongen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Durden dodges the punch combination from Vertongen.
Durden scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vertongen.
Vertongen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vertongen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden throwing a counter right hand but Vertongen manages to avoid it.
Durden lands a slapping body shot.
Vertongen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vertongen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Durden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden throws a chopping leg kick but Vertongen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vertongen misses the target.
Vertongen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vertongen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Durden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vertongen misses with a looping right.
Durden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Durden cracks Vertongen with an open hand slap.
Vertongen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vertongen.
Vertongen misses with a low kick.
Durden looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vertongen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vertongen misses the jab.
Vertongen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Vertongen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Durden has got the better of the exchanges.
Durden lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vertongen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vertongen.
Durden scores with a jab.
Abraham Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Vertongen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Vertongen.
Vertongen shoots in and drives through. Durden sprawls well.
Durden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Durden blocks a leg kick.
Vertongen wants to slow Durden down by chopping away at his legs.
Vertongen misses with an uppercut
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Durden tries to land a leg kick but Vertongen saw it coming and moves away.
Vertongen throws a fast counter high kick but Durden manages to duck under it in time.
Durden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vertongen back to the cage. Durden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vertongen manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A clash of legs there as Vertongen blocks the low kick.
Vertongen looks for the body kick but Durden saw that one coming.
Vertongen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vertongen.
Vertongen looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Vertongen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vertongen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Durden is looking to score with low kicks.
Durden connects with a leg kick.
Durden throws a leg kick but Vertongen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vertongen feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vertongen.
Durden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Durden moves out of range as Vertongen strikes.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Durden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vertongen was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Vertongen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vertongen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Durden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vertongen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Durden's guard.
Vertongen throws a strike but Durden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden trying to control the position from guard on top but Vertongen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vertongen has an active guard here but Durden has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden escapes and gets back to his feet.
Vertongen throws a leg kick but Durden moved away.
A lazy left from Durden finds it's target.
Durden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vertongen is out of range.
Vertongen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vertongen throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Vertongen's front leg but catches the back leg as Vertongen tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vertongen.
Durden checks the leg kick.
Durden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vertongen slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vertongen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vertongen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vertongen fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Durden dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Durden jabs Vertongen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vertongen misses with a hook.
Durden throws a leg kick that misses.
Durden tries a low kick but Vertongen avoids it.
Durden thumps Vertongen with a low kick.
Vertongen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
Vertongen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vertongen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vertongen looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Durden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durden misses with the body kick
and Vertongen counters with a right hand to the body.
Durden throws a leg kick but Vertongen checks it.
Vertongen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Vertongen.
Vertongen misses with a looping right.
Vertongen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vertongen takes one on the button.
Durden slips a jab and a cross from Vertongen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vertongen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durden.
Durden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durden tries to work over Vertongen's front leg with a kick but Vertongen checks it.
Durden swings for the body but Vertongen moves out of range.
Durden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vertongen can do to turn this around?
Vertongen keeps Durden at a distance using the push kick.
Durden keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vertongen.
Vertongen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Durden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vertongen.
A jab from Vertongen misses.
As Vertongen backs away, Durden returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vertongen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vertongen moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Vertongen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Durden with a body shot.
Vertongen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Vertongen misses with a low kick.
Vertongen just misses with a punch to the body.
Toby Vertongen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vertongen throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vertongen was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Vertongen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Durden tenderised Vertongen's leg. Vertongen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Durden scores with a hook.
Vertongen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durden with a nice calf kick.
Good shot there by Durden.
Vertongen misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Vertongen thows a leg kick but Durden checks it
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durden blocks a leg kick.
Vertongen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Vertongen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vertongen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durden misses with a body punch
and Vertongen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vertongen takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vertongen misses with a straight left.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vertongen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Vertongen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Vertongen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vertongen misses with a leg kick
and Vertongen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Durden.
Durden cracks Vertongen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Durden blocks a low kick nicely.
Vertongen stuns Durden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vertongen throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Good shot there by Durden.
Vertongen throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden thumps Vertongen with a low kick.
Vertongen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vertongen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden moves out of range of the leg kick from Vertongen.
Vertongen throws a leg kick
and Durden counters with an outside leg kick.
Durden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vertongen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.
Vertongen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick lands for Durden.
Vertongen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Vertongen.
Nice straight punches there by Vertongen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vertongen.
Vertongen stuns Durden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Durden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vertongen moves away.
Vertongen throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Vertongen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden pushes Vertongen away with a front kick.
Vertongen throws a chopping leg kick but Durden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durden moves out of range as Vertongen strikes.
It looked like Durden was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vertongen.
Abraham Durden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vertongen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vertongen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durden pushes Vertongen away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Durden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Durden!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 917 p4p, 2250 weight class) and Jesus Malverde (ranked 122 p4p, 286 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Malverde!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosmanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malverde.
Kosmanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malverde.
Malverde misses with a head kick.
Malverde avoids the body shot from Kosmanov.
Malverde throws a counter combo.
Malverde lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kosmanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kosmanov throws a big shot that misses.
Kosmanov connects with a jab.
Kosmanov connects with a right hand. Malverde shakes it off.
A jab from Malverde misses.
Malverde throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Malverde.
Kosmanov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Malverdes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kosmanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malverde moves away.
Kosmanov lands a slapping body shot.
Malverde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malverde lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kosmanov circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Malverde misses the target.
Kosmanov connects with a crisp jab.
Kosmanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malverde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kosmanov connects with a right hand. Malverde shakes it off.
Malverde is rocked!
Kosmanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malverde.
Malverde is still on wobbly legs! Can Kosmanov finish him?
Kosmanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malverde.
Jesus Malverde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malverde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malverde seems to have recovered his senses.
Malverde stuns Kosmanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malverde throws a big shot that misses.
Kosmanov scores with a hook.
Kosmanov stuns Malverde with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kosmanov blocks a jab.
Kosmanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malverde connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kosmanov scrambles back to his feet.
Malverde throws a right and a left that Kosmanov avoids nicely.
Malverde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kosmanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malverde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kosmanov moves away.
Jab, jab by Kosmanov - just one landing.
Malverde misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov scores with the left hand. Malverde knows he should have avoided that one.
Kosmanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malverde manages to avoid it.
Kosmanov lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malverde.
Kosmanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malverde.
Kosmanov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Malverde tries to land a front kick but Kosmanov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kosmanov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kosmanov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malverde's head backwards.
Kosmanov dives in and scores a takedown into Malverde's guard.
Malverde wants to sweep here but Kosmanov controlling him for the moment.
Kosmanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Malverde is retaining full guard.
Kosmanov landing with the ground and pound.
Kosmanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kosmanov is working Malverde over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kosmanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Malverde is retaining full guard.
Kosmanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malverde works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kosmanov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Malverde pulls Kosmanov in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kosmanov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Malverde wants to sweep here but Kosmanov controlling him for the moment.
Malverde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malverde controlling the position.
Kosmanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kosmanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been informed that Malverde has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kosmanov thuds a left hand into Malverde's body.
Kosmanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Malverde is just out of range.
Malverde moves away from the strike by Kosmanov.
Kosmanov lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kosmanov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kosmanov dodges the punch combination from Malverde.
Kosmanov avoids the head kick by Malverde.
Kosmanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malverde.
Malverde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kosmanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Malverde.
Kosmanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Malverde. That snapped Kosmanov's head back.
Kosmanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malverde looks to score with a jab to the body but Kosmanov is just out of range.
Malverde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kosmanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kosmanov tries to clinch up but Malverde circles away and keeps his distance.
Malverde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malverde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kosmanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kosmanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malverde counters with a nice uppercut.
Malverde needs to keep his hands up - Kosmanov had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kosmanov thuds a left hand into Malverde's body.
Kosmanov closes the distance and pushes Malverde back into the cage.
Kosmanov controlling the action here for a moment.
Malverde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kosmanov lands a nice uppercut.
Kosmanov wants a takedown.
Malverde scores with a shot to the side of Kosmanov's head.
Malverde lands with a right to the head.
Kosmanov prevents Malverde from breaking the clinch.
Malverde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kosmanov pushes Malverde back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kosmanov keeps control of Malverde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kosmanov has a couple of punches blocked by Malverde.
Kosmanov keeps control of Malverde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malverde is trying to force a seperation but Kosmanov has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kosmanov.
Malverde tries to work over Kosmanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malverde throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malverde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kosmanov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kosmanov landing some decent shots from guard.
Malverde is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kosmanov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Malverde is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Malverde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kosmanov is stalling in the full guard.
Kosmanov postures up and lands a big shot to Malverde's brow.
Kosmanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Malverde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kosmanov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Malverde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Malverde can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kosmanov controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Malverde throws a head kick that misses
and Kosmanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kosmanov is working for takedown but Malverde is calmly controlling the position for now.
Malverde tries to break the clinch but Kosmanov is controlling the position.
Kosmanov lands an uppercut.
Kosmanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kosmanov scores with a shoulder strike.
Malverde wants to break free but Kosmanov has control.
Malverde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malverde is trying to break the clinch but Kosmanov is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malverde.
Malverde working hard to break the clinch.
Kosmanov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malverde prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Kosmanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kosmanov wants to take the fight to the mat but Malverde manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kosmanov looking to throw knees to the head but Malverde is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kosmanov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Malverde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kosmanov.
Kosmanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malverde moves away.
Kosmanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Malverde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malverde throws a shot to the body.
Malverde throws a head kick but Kosmanov moves out of range.
A left lands for Kosmanov.
Malverde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kosmanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kosmanov digs a good hook to Malverde's body.
Kosmanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kosmanov scores with a hook.
Kosmanov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Malverde misses
and Kosmanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Kosmanov coming out on top.
Kosmanov throws a monster overhand right that drops Malverde! Kosmanov follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Kosmanov!
Our winner, Vladimir Kosmanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jah Wobble (ranked 1172 p4p, 904 weight class) and Ryan Henderson (ranked 164 p4p, 120 weight class). Wobble comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jah Wobble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wobble finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wobble.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Wobble.
Henderson throws a body punch but Wobble moves out of range.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wobble.
Henderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Henderson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wobble looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Wobble sets himself, and Henderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Wobble avoids it this time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henderson .
Wobble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wobble tries to counter with a takedown but Henderson is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wobble tries to land a front kick but Henderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wobble moves out of range of the strikes.
Wobble scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wobble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Wobble.
Wobble lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wobble avoids the body shot from Henderson .
Wobble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Wobble.
Henderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wobble lands with a right hand.
Wobble avoids the body shot from Henderson .
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Wobble moves away and avoids it.
Henderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wobble finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Henderson throws a jab when Wobble was well out of range.
Henderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Wobble's shoulder, as Wobble tries to avoid the shot.
Wobble fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wobble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson .
Wobble is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Henderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henderson walks into a jab.
Wobble uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wobble feints and then cracks Henderson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
Wobble thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Wobble throws the kick towards the body but Henderson avoids it.
Jah Wobble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wobble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Wobble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wobble fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Henderson .
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Wobble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Wobble and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wobble scoring well with a low kick there.
Wobble fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Wobble.
A swing and a miss from Wobble.
Henderson takes a swing at Wobble's ribcage but misses.
Wobble shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Wobble tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henderson is able to avoid easily.
Wobble scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wobble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wobble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson .
Wobble lands a right hook to the body.
Wobble throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wobble looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Wobble throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wobble taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wobble.
Wobble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wobble pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wobble tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wobble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wobble throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jah Wobble dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson throws a jab when Wobble was well out of range.
Henderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Wobble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wobble was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson .
Wobble throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson connects with a crisp jab.
Wobble lands a jab to Henderson 's midsection.
Henderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wobble can pounce on him.
Henderson cracks Wobble with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wobble lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wobble.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wobble fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wobble.
A slow jab from Wobble misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Wobble.
Henderson staying out of range there.
Wobble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Wobble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson .
Wobble tries a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
Wobble throws a shot to the body.
Wobble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson .
Henderson checks a low kick from Wobble.
Wobble avoids the body shot from Henderson .
Wobble throws out a leg kick but Henderson moves out of range and Wobble only half commits.
Wobble avoids the body shot from Henderson .
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wobble.
Henderson misses the jab.
Wobble half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wobble takes a swing at Henderson 's ribcage but misses.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wobble throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wobble misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Wobble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wobble on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Henderson .
Henderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wobble looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wobble is just out of range.
Henderson punishes Wobble's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Wobble does it's job there.
Wobble lands a jab to Henderson 's midsection.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wobble lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson lands with a hook. Wobble tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for Wobble.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wobble attempts a counter takedown but Henderson avoids it well and moves away.
Wobble turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wobble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Wobble and move into the clinch position.
Wobble tries a head kick but it misses.
Wobble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson .
Wobble looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson throws a body punch but Wobble moves out of range.
Wobble misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Wobble misses.
Wobble misses with a looping right.
Wobble paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wobbles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wobble was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson .
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wobble misses the shot to the body.
Wobble lands a nice shot that snaps Henderson 's head back.
Wobble avoids the body shot from Henderson .
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson . That snapped Wobble's head back.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Wobble drops down looking for a counter takedown but Henderson sprawls and moves away.
Wobble jabs Henderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wobble lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jah Wobble dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wobble lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henderson at a distance.
Jah Wobble is winning the standup battle so far.
Wobble shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wobble.
The crowd cheers as Wobble lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henderson doesn't seem phased though.
Wobble fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henderson .
Wobble throws a leg kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wobble.
Wobble connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a body punch but Wobble moves out of range.
Wobble lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wobble sizes up Henderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wobble misses the shot to the body.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Wobble moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wobble lands a nice shot to the body.
Wobble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Wobble misses with a wild combination.
Wobble moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Wobble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wobble misses with a low kick.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Wobble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wobble cracks Henderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wobble.
A bone on bone clash there as Henderson blocks the leg kick.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wobble lands with a good body shot.
Henderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wobble catches Henderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wobble swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wobble.
Wobble lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson 's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Wobble.
Henderson throws a hook but Wobble avoids it easily.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henderson 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Wobble moves away and avoids it.
Wobble misses with the combination.
Wobble lands a glancing blow to the side of Henderson 's head.
Wobble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wobble throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but Wobble shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson . Wobble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick lands for Wobble.
Wobble throws a hook to the side of Henderson 's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Wobble moved out of range nicely.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Wobble uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Wobble was looking to counter with a kick there.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wobble is just out of range.
Wobble scores with a nice strike.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wobble.
Henderson takes a swing at Wobble's ribcage but misses.
Henderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wobble has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wobble there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wobble doesn't seem bothered though.
Wobble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wobble appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wobble lands a jab-cross combination.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wobble looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Wobble.
A big right from Wobble misses.
Wobble scores with a nice strike.
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wobble stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wobble circles away quickly and effectively.
Wobble staying out of range there.
Wobble has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Wobble's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jah Wobble clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice leg kick from Wobble, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Wobble shakes it off.
Wobble changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wobble defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson lands a jab to the head.
Wobble turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Henderson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wobble manages to avoid it.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wobble is just out of range.
Wobble misses with a hook.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wobble changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wobble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wobble throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Wobble digs a good hook to Henderson 's body.
Henderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wobble slips under a jab from Henderson .
Wobble bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wobble just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Wobble.
Wobble fakes the leg kick and cracks Henderson in the body.
A big left from Wobble misses.
Wobble moves away from the strike by Henderson .
Wobble looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but Wobble shakes him off and moves away.
Wobble scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wobble throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Wobble jabs at Henderson 's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wobble misses with a two punch combination.
Wobble connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wobble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson .
Wobble scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wobble listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wobble bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henderson 's head backwards.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wobble.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Wobble and move into the clinch position.
Wobble throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wobble.
Wobble lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wobble.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but Wobble shakes him off and moves away.
Wobble just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wobble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Wobble misses.
Wobble sets himself, and Henderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Wobble avoids it this time.
Wobble works over Henderson 's head and body with a nice combination.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Wobble changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wobble takes one to the chin there.
Wobble defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wobble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Wobble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wobble finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wobble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wobble feinted with a counter takedown.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wobble moves away.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Wobble.
Henderson thuds a left hand into Wobble's body.
Wobble connects with a looping right hand.
Wobble moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Wobble shoots in looking for a takedown but Henderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wobble's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wobble throws a front kick that sends Henderson stumbling back into the cage.
Wobble connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jah Wobble had his way with Ryan Henderson in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Henderson misses.
Wobble closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wobble seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wobble is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Henderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Henderson is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Wobble is on him like a limpet, forcing Henderson back against the cage.
Wobble throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wobble has Henderson pushed against the cage.
Henderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wobble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wobble - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wobble tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Wobble will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Henderson up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wobble takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jah Wobble.
Wobble lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wobble with a nice cross.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Wobble throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wobble cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Henderson cracks Wobble with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henderson throws out a powerful jab.
Henderson misses the jab.
Wobble digs a good body shot into Henderson 's ribs.
Wobble misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wobble scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Wobble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson .
Wobble throwing a counter right hand but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Wobble swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wobble.
Wobble avoids the body shot from Henderson .
Henderson blocks a jab.
Wobble throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson 's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Wobble.
Henderson lands with a straight right. Wobble didn't see that one coming.
Wobble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Wobble moves away from the strike by Henderson .
Wobble is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wobble feinted with a counter takedown.
Wobble missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wobble's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wobble scrambles back to his feet.
Jah Wobble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wobble.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Wobble ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson moves out of range as Wobble throws a body kick.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wobble lands with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wobble looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Henderson misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wobble.
Ryan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wobble scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jah Wobble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wobble, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jah Wobble!
Jah Wobble is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jah Wobble thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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